Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.

'Dirty Girls'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Feb 03, 2010 5:08:54 am PST #5888 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

ok hivemind I am seeking advice. I have written how there is some non-work stuff going on at work. It seems clear that a handful of people are taking steps on company time to start their own company. Would you all call an Ombuds office with the info? If you could do it anon?


megan walker - Feb 03, 2010 5:10:44 am PST #5889 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

My brother and I are very different looking but our mannerisms and speech patterns are so ridic similar that most people comment on how alike we are when they meet us.

Very very true.

I think my Italian/Swedish thing was less based on looks and more of a "your accent is way too good for an Anglo-Saxon and you're tall" thing.


Jesse - Feb 03, 2010 5:11:27 am PST #5890 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Would you all call an Ombuds office with the info? If you could do it anon?

Yeah, I think I would.


Calli - Feb 03, 2010 5:13:54 am PST #5891 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

It seems clear that a handful of people are taking steps on company time to start their own company.

Welllllll, I spent about 1/4 of my time during my last few months at my previous job hunting for, and eventually landing, my current job. With my manager's approval. Hell, we traded job leads, as our skill sets didn't have us in competition. Then again, the director whose organization included my previous job was doing his level best to eliminate it, so I felt it was self-preservation.

Is your office screwing people over in a dramatic fashion, msbelle? If so, I'd let it ride.


megan walker - Feb 03, 2010 5:16:31 am PST #5892 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

msbelle, I think I would. I think creating something at work is very different from just using work resources.


tommyrot - Feb 03, 2010 5:17:29 am PST #5893 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Cat loves turtle


Tom Scola - Feb 03, 2010 5:18:09 am PST #5894 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

My brother and I are very different looking but our mannerisms and speech patterns are so ridic similar that most people comment on how alike we are when they meet us.

I saw your brother on the train this morning. I think you have very similar smiles.


Theodosia - Feb 03, 2010 5:28:17 am PST #5895 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

It would be really funny if someone here had written that....

Wouldn't it?

Um, read back about ten entries in the Fan Fiction II topic for more on this.


Gudanov - Feb 03, 2010 5:29:32 am PST #5896 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

When I was in high school and college my mother would sometimes be mistaken for my sister, or worse, my date.

My ancestors were French, English, Swedish, and Czech, but mostly Czech and I probably look somewhat Czech-ish.


tommyrot - Feb 03, 2010 5:31:43 am PST #5897 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

When I was in high school and college my mother would sometimes be mistaken for my sister, or worse, my date.

Heh. A friend of mine has a brother who's about 12 years younger than her. When she was a teenager out with her brother, people would give her dirty looks as they thought he was her son.